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Who created the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who was the 2nd president of the United States?
John Adams
What led to the invention of time zones?
railroads
African American inventor in the 19th Century
Elijah McCoy
This invention vastly expanded travel on rivers and waterways
Steamboat
What was the nickname for the girls who worked in the factories for long hours each day?
Lowell Girls
What was one outcome of the industralization of the textile industry in New England?
moved from homes to factories
What is one of the negative consequences of Lowell's rapid industrialization?
The pollutants from textile mills were dumped into the Concord River.
Elijah McCoy's invention
automatic lubricator for trains
Why were factories in the north wanting to be near running water?
the nearness to running water provided power and transportation
Mr. Ditto's favorite NFL team
the main reason women and children were hired as workers in the New England textile industry
Women and Children worked for less pay than men
The United States adopted ______ to avoid a defecit?
Tariff of 1816
Eli Whitney made very little money from his invention. Why was this the case?
People copied the machine's design and made their own
This was the main cause for the American Revolution
Taxation without representation
This mode of transporation made traveling up a river more available to the people?
steamboat
invention revolutionized agriculture in the South
Cotton Gin
What was the Articles of Confederation?
weak
What was the famous break up letter that we sent to Britian?
Declaration of Independence
How many hours a day did the Lowell Girls work?
12-14
what way did the building of canals, like the Erie Canal, prove vital to the growing industrial revolution in the United States?
Connected trading centers, which made for quicker transportation of goods
How did the Cotton Gin change slavery in the south?
It dramatically increased the demand for slaves in southern plantations
What is one benefit of the Industrial Growth in the 1800's?
new technologies that make work easier, faster, and better
Why was Robert Fulton's Steamboat so groundbreaking?
It worked without the wind
Mr. Ditto's favorite chip
Cheeto Puff